Asia
Fujifilm constructed a new building for developing novel semiconductor materials
Japan’s diversified conglomerate, Fujifilm Corporation, has declared that its semiconductor materials subsidiary, Fujifilm Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. (FFEM), has started...
Changing the guidelines of global chemicals trade
‘The US is not playing through the rules and China has not been playing by the rules for some time.’...
Managing commoditization challenges in epoxy resins
Epoxy resins had been once a speciality, however massive swathes of the market have been commoditized, with price the primary...
ONGC and Petronet LNG ink 15-years deal for ethane services
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Petronet LNG (PLL) have completed a 15-year binding term sheet for Ethane Unloading,...
UBE-Maruzen releases ISCC PLUS-certified sustainable EVA products
Japan's UBE-MARUZEN POLYETHYLENE (UMP), a 50-50 joint venture among the UBE Group and Maruzen Petrochemical, has officially released its ISCC...
Chemicals ministry revokes QCOs on 14 chemical intermediates & polymers
The Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has published multiple Gazette notifications repealing quality control orders (QCOs) for a 14 petrochemicals...
DuPont breaks ground Molykote lubricants plant in China
DuPont has formally broken ground on a latest Molykote specialty lubricants production facility in Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, indicating a huge...
India starts antidumping probe on halobutyl rubber from China, Singapore & US
India has introduced an antidumping investigation into imports of halo iso butene isoprene rubber (HIIR) – also called as halobutyl...
SDHI signs LoI with Rederiet Stenersen for construction of six chemical tankers
Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Ltd. (SDHI), a leading shipbuilding and heavy fabrication corporation, has signed a Letter of Intent...
SK Minerals creates a flame retardant without halogens
SK Minerals & Additives Ltd., a leading production and trading corporation in specialty chemicals, has declared the development of ‘Hofnil’,...